A Twin Falls man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after prosecutors said he broke into a home and beat the man inside with a ratchet.

The Times-News reports 20-year-old Donovan Christopher Jones entered the guilty plea on Tuesday, and in exchange prosecutors agreed to drop a weapons enhancement on the charge and ask for a prison sentence of between four and 10 years.

Police say Jones broke into the home in September and hit the man inside with the ratchet tool until the man began to fight back with a screwdriver.

Spokane police say a man in his 50s who was stabbed 19 times on Tuesday evening is expected to survive.

KHQ-TV says a police spokesman reports the man was stabbed in the back and neck. His injuries also include a collapsed lung.

Friends say he was returning from a drug store after buying a soda when he was attacked. Police say the victim hasn't been able to communicate with them so they don't know exactly where the attack took place.